Juniper berries, here still attached to a branch, are actually modified conifer cones. A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which give it a berry-like appearance.
Grand Canyon SR--most scenic route to and from & hiking trail questions. Help, please. We're flying into Phoenix and driving to the Grand Canyon South Rim soon and I'm trying to decide whether the view along the way would be better if we arrived via the east park entrance (via Cameron) and left via the south (Tusayan) entrance or vice versa?
As luck would have it, Colorado provides a number of scenic drives. If you enjoy natural beauty and mountain driving, these are the 10 most scenic drives in Colorado. Trail Ridge Road. One of the most beautiful drives in Colorado is also the highest continuous paved highway in the United States. Trail Ridge Road, also known as US Hwy 34, stretches for 48 miles from Grand Lake upward through Rocky Mountain National Park to 12,183 ft. and then descends to Estes Park, Colorado.